the doctor of denial, rand paul. first, we should point out that the nonpartisan congressional budget office says extending unemployment benefits would actually help the economy. another report from the white house shows extending unemployment benefits would save 240,000 jobs. but that's a white house report. we can't believe anything they talk about. next, the cost of extending unemployment insurance, these 1.3 million americans, well, it would be about $25 billion. hmmm. where have i heard that number before? oh, yeah. it does sound familiar. it should. the $25 billion was the amount of money that the republicans cost the economy by the last government shutdown. folks, it is amazing. they do have the microphone in our country, no question about it, with all these right wing talkers out there. and their dedicated network to deny americans. but in this holiday season, it should be pointed out that they're just as ruthless now as they have ever been. food stamps are the problem, unemployment benefits and people that c